Wright State WSU 27-7

Texas A&M TAMU 25-7

Wright State WSU

27-7

Final

Mar. 22, 2019

Texas A&M TAMU

25-7

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Wright State WSU	13	16	17	15	61
Texas A&M TAMU	31	11	25	17	84

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/22/2019 12:08:00 PM | Thomas Nugent

@WSUWBasketball Falls at #14 Texas A&M in NCAA First Round

In their second ever NCAA Tournament appearance, the No.13 seed Wright State Raiders fell at the No. 4 seed Texas A&M Aggies by a score of 84-61. The Aggies were aided by a big first quarter against the Raiders and by hot shooting from behind the arc. The Raiders end their season with 27 wins, the most ever by a Wright State women's basketball team. The Aggies will advance to play No. 5 seed Marquette Golden Eagles Sunday.

Aggie Chennedy Carter led all players in the game with 27 points. The Raiders' Angel Baker put on an equally impressive performance with 22 points, three assists, and two steals. Michal Miller tallied 12 points, all of which came in the second half. Mackenzie Taylor added 10 points and pulled in six rebounds. Symone Simmons led all players with 13 rebounds and added seven points from the field.

1^st Quarter
Symone Simmons was the first Raider on the boards against the Aggies with an early layup and then followed it up with a three-pointer. The Aggies began to hit their stride and go on a 9-1 run against the Raiders. Angel Baker added two points but All-SEC teamer Chennedy Carter showed her handles and range against the Raiders by tallying 11 points in the first 5:20 of the game. Carter had been out for the Aggies during their SEC Tournament run with a hand injury. To break the Raiders' scoring drought, Anisja Harris hit a long two to make the score 8-20 in favor of the Aggies. Angel Baker cut into the Aggies' lead with a three-pointer. An Aggie three-pointer and another score by Chennedy Carter doubled up the score against the Raiders. The quarter ended with an Aggies score in the waning seconds to make the score 13-31

2^nd Quarter
The quarter started with Chennedy Carter converting one shot from the line for the Aggies. A jumper from Angel Baker then a driving layup from Mackenzie Taylor made the score 17-32 with 7:28 on the clock. Three unsuccessful shots coming off of offensive rebounds prevented the Raiders from matching the Aggies scoring in the quarter. After collecting an offensive rebound, Symone Simmons got on the boards in the quarter to make the score 21-36. Before the media timeout, the Aggies had one more score from N'dea Jones. Angel Baker put on a handles performance after finding Teneshia Dixon with a no-look behind the back pass in the lane. After collecting the ball in the lane, Dixon ended the impressive play with two points to make the score 23-38. One possession later, Dixon added two points from the foul line. With just over a minute remaining the half, Tyler Frierson drew a foul and add one point from the line. A&M's Kayla Wells would sink a three-pointer but Wright State's Mackenzie Taylor answered with a three of her own to make the score 29-42.

3^rd Quarter
The first minutes was all Aggies as they outscored the Raiders 8-2 after halftime. Michal Miller had her first points of the game with a layup and then add two more on the next possession to cut the Aggies' lead to 15 points. Symone Simmons came up with a powerful block against A&M's Chennedy Carter while she drove to the basket. Mackenzie Taylor hit her second three of the game to make the score 38-52 with 5:46 on the clock. Angel Baker put in a three on the next possession to pull the Raiders back within 13 points. The Aggies went on a 9-0 streak against the Raiders to build their lead back to 20 points. Angel Baker ended the Raiders' dryspell with another three-pointer. After an Aggies foul shot, Angel Baker added two more points off of a jumper. The quarter ended 46-67 in favor of the Aggies.

4^th Quarter
Michal Miller opened up scoring for the Raiders in the final quarter with a jumper and then one point from the line. The Aggies set their season record for three-pointers two possessions later. Looking at the 25 point deficit, Angel Baker got a three-pointer to drop after receiving the ball from Symone Simmons. Before the media timeout, Angel Baker put in a layup with 6:01 on the clock. With 4:21 remaining, Michal Miller forced a steal then to finish the play with two points for the Raiders. One possession later Angel Baker put in two points to make the score 58-80. After two points from the Aggies, Michal Miller sank a three for the Raiders. With under two minutes in the game, A&M added two points from a layup to finish the game up 84-61.

Merriweather Said

"First of all, I'm very, very proud of this group. They just played one of the top 15 teams in the country and what they were able to do in terms of what our game plan is in rebounding basketball and only getting out‑rebounded by five."

"I will say that A&M had a lot more opportunities, the way that they stuck together out there, a very tough environment. We knew a lot of things were going to have to go our way in order for us to come out on top today. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. I'm very, very proud of the effort and how hard they played."

By the Numbers

Chennedy Carter scored 14 points in first quarter and 27 thoughout
The Raiders outscored the Aggies in the second quarter 16-11
Symone Simmons, Mackenzie Taylor, and Angel Baker each tallied seven points in the first two quarters
Kayla Wells 4/6 on three-pointers in the first half
The Aggies set a season-high eight three-pointers against the Raiders